Guard-rail fixture for railway tracks



Nov. 13, 1923. 1,474,276

T. MANEY GUARD RAIL/FIXTURE FOR RAILWAY TRACKS Filed July 25 1922 2 sheets-sheet z upon the tie Patented Nov. 13, 1923..

t3. TED*h s1' THOMAS MNEY, OFLOUISVILLE, l

GUARD-KL FIXTURE FOR RAILWAY TRACKS.

application mea my 2s, ma. semi 11. 5773er My invention relates to an improvement in guard rail fasteners and compensating tie-plates for railway tracks. v

Une of theobjects is to provide a fastening in which the manufacture will be simplified, and in fact reduced to a minimum, and

' this invention presents other advantages over the construction set forth in my application Serial No. 5392-12, filed Nov. 25,

1921, which will fully appear in the progress of this specification.

lin the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view in transverse section through the rail and guard-rail showing the tie-plate, castings and spikesin elevation;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tie-plate.

rll`he numeral 1 represents the plate, and 1 is the usual abutment to receive one edge of the mainv rail C.

The plate is reduced to a very simple form for rolling, and better carries out the compensating plan. The dotted line re resents the surface of the cross-tie, after t e plate under the weight of the rolling load has settled to the point where the area bearing on the inside (side next the center of track) of the main rail C is sufficient ,to compensate for the area bearing upon the tie outside of the main rail. rl`his plate is not fiat on its bottom surface, as the drawings clearly show. lf this plate were Hat upon its bottom surface, bearing upon the tie throughout its entire length, it would settle more rapidly on the outside, and this uneven settling would continue and increase, resulting in the canting of the main rail outwardly, which, for many reasons, is very objectionable. But, if the bottom of the plate is shaped as shown, with the initial bearing from'zero to. X, owing to the preponderance of bearing area outside of main rail C the settlingwould be more rapid upon the inside of the main rail, and this unequal settlin will cease when the bearing area inside 1s extended to a compensating area. As a result, we have the lmain `raill slightly canted inwardly, which is desirable, instead oit-having a more decided cant outwardly, which is very objectionable.

While it is not essential, for obvious Y reasons I prefer to form a vertical shoulder 3 integral with and upstanding Jfrom or approximately at the inner edge of the baseplate, as shown in Fig. 1, as this will permit the undulating or vertical wave motion of rails incident to the movement of rolling stock thereover. The uard-rail D to some extent will partake o this movement, and this shoulder 3 permits this, thus avoiding useless strains which might result from the rails being held more rigidly. Furthermore, a late wlth a iange of this type is easily ro led.

A toggle casting Aas interposed between the inner edges ofthe base flanges of the main -rail C and the guard rail D, and is recessed to receive them as shown in Fig. 1.

Casting B is provided with anV open jaw 2 to receive the outer base lange of theguardrail and -is provided with a deep vertical recess 12 to receive the vertical shoulder 3 of the tie-plate.

The tie-plate is-provided with the spikeholes 4, 5, 6 and 7 to receive the .spikes 8, 9, 10 and 11, respectively, which latter are preferably of the cut-spike variety.

The special shape ofthe bottom of the tie-plate constitutes itsvcompensating feature, and is an all-important feature of my present invention. A

I claim:

1. In a guard-rail fixture 'for railway tracks, the combination of a baselate having a vertical shoulder, a main rai a guardrail, two castings, one of which is interposed between and fitted to the inner Hanges of the two rails, the other titted to the outer flange of one of said rails and recessedto recelve the vertical shoulder of the baseplate, and means for spiking through the base-plate and against said shoulder.

2. A guard-rall ixture for railway tracks including a base-plate, .the major ortion of the lower surface of which is at and adapted to rest upon a cross-tie, and the remainder of said lower surface cut away so said portion is initially removed from the i adapted to rest upon a cross-tie, and the f tie, and inclined and gra remainder of said lower surface out away so said portion is 'initially removed from the dually sloping away from the tie to the end of the base-plate.

IMA guard-rail fixture for railway'traclts including' a base-plate, the ma'or portion of they lower surface or which is flat and adapted to rest upon a cross-tie, and the remainder of said lower surface cut away so said ortion is initially removed from the tie, and inclined and gradually sloping away from the tie to the end of the base-plate, whereby the entire base'is in the form ot a single obtuse angle.

5. A guard-rail xture including a baseplate, the major portion of the lower surface or which` is constructed initially to rest fiat upon the tie, and the remaining portion of which ultimately is forced down in contact with the tie as the surface engaged by the plate becomes worn to receive it.

6. rl`he combina-tion of main and guardi-ails, and a base-plate, the `major portion of the lower surface of which, and upon which the base of the main rail rests, is approximately Straight and flat and rests initially upon the tie, and the lower surface of the remaining portion over which the guard- .rail is .located extending away from the .tion with main vand remate plane of the major portion of the base-plate. lin a guard-rail fixture for railway tracks, the lowev.` surface of which is approximately dat and straight, and the remaining portion being inclined to the plane of the lower surface of the major portion2 said baseplate provided with a deep vertical shoulder at one edge, in combination with main and guard-rails, a casting inserted between said rails, and a casting having' recesses to receive the vertical shoulder and the outer flange of one of the guard-rails respectively.

8. ln a guard-rail fixture -for railway tracks, a base-plate, the major portion of the lower surface ,of whichvis approximately dat and straight, and the remaining portion being inclined to the plane of the lower sur- 'tace of the major portion, said base-plate provided with a deep vertical shoulder at the edge of the inclined portion, in combinaguard-railss a casting inserted'between said rails, a-casting havin recesses to receive the vertical shoulder an the outer Harige of one of the rails respectively, and fastening means for securing the base-rails to the ties.

lin testimony whereof l aflix my signature.

THMAS MNE Y. I

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